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By: Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, January 7, 2011
Accountable care organizations are unlikely to accomplish their objectives if former provider-hospital competitors must collaborate with each other, says a report in Health Affairs. The disconnect between community physicians and hospital services, trust issues, and resistance to redistributing income may cause ACOs to fail, authors say.
By: Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, January 6, 2011
Battered by economic recession, healthcare spending grew by only 4% in 2009. Spending was partially offset by increased Medicaid enrollments, according to analysis by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
By: Julie McCoy, for HealthLeaders Media, January 7, 2011
From the day the Electronic Residency Application System (ERAS) opens, keeping up with applications is an overwhelming task for program coordinators. Here are tips to help access the pool of applicants.
By: John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media, January 7, 2011
Healthcare is a huge profession, with millions of medical professionals serving hundreds of millions of people in every state, 24/7. It's a recipe for bizarre stories. We don't know what the new year will bring, but 2010 saw some jawdroppers.
By: Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, January 6, 2011
Twelve hours before New Year's Eve, California released inpatient mortality rates for each of the state's 335 hospitals for each of a dozen care categories. The results show surprising consistency: worse performers tended to stay worse but better ones continued to be better, begging the question, why?
By: Joe Cantlupe, for HealthLeaders Media, January 6, 2011
The Southern California Permanente Medical Group's patient care system allows physicians to begin focusing on preventative and chronic care needs of patients almost as soon the patients step inside the door of their offices, whether the conditions were reasons behind the visit or not.
By: December 16, 2010
Women are a vital audience to reach—is your marketing cutting it? As the primary healthcare decision-makers and the key to unlocking additional service audiences, you need up-to-date, effective marketing strategies to win women’s loyalty—thus, business—and expand your market share. Join HealthLeaders Media on January 31, at 1 p.m. (EST) for this 90-minute Webcast, including Q&A, and learn from women’s health marketing experts. http://www.hcmarketplace.com/prod.cfm?id=9339&s=EZINEADH&e_topic=WS_HLM2
By: December 16, 2010
Women are a vital audience to reach—is your marketing cutting it? As the primary healthcare decision-makers and the key to unlocking additional service audiences, you need up-to-date, effective marketing strategies to win women’s loyalty—thus, business—and expand your market share. Join HealthLeaders Media on January 31, at 1 p.m. (EST) for this 90-minute Webcast, including Q&A, and learn from women’s health marketing experts. http://www.hcmarketplace.com/prod.cfm?id=9339&s=EZINEADH&e_topic=WS_HLM2
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